31 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Courses That Appealed to Steven Chu
He enjoyed Geometry for the process rather than the boring memorization of facts.
Folksonomies: education
28 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Teachers Outnumber Ministry
From "Professional Distribution of College and University Graduates" (1912) by Bailey B(arton) Burritt.
Folksonomies: science,religion,education
26 JAN 2012 by ideonexus We Have Finite Time to Spend in Life
When we play games, we should play games that are fun, but also creative and challenging. Easy games are a complete waste of time, like watching TV. Hard games challenge us and make us grow.
Folksonomies: education,games,life,growth,time,challenge
24 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Scientific Truth Must Come Out of Controversy
There is the ideal of scientific facts taught without passion and the reality of impassioned conflict within scientific exploration.
Folksonomies: education,conflict,facts,paradigm
23 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Elementary Teachers Misrepresent Mathematics
They disassociate mathematics from the real world. All math came from explorers trying to understand the world.
Folksonomies: education,mathematics
23 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Education Gets Children to Stop Asking "Why?"
While those who don't stop asking grow up to be scientists.
Folksonomies: education,scientists
14 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Intelligence is Not a Static Value
We must fight this "brutal pessimism" and argue for the dynamic nature of IQ.
Folksonomies: education,intelligence
05 JAN 2012 by ideonexus A Poem to Teach a Child
We are drowning in facts, instead, give children wonder.
Folksonomies: education,wonder
04 JAN 2012 by ideonexus The Population Must Increase Education to Stay Ahead of Technology
As people are automated out of jobs, society must increase their educations in order to keep them on top of the machines.
Folksonomies: education,technology,employment,automation
04 JAN 2012 by ideonexus Schools Kill a Child's Curiosity
By giving them answers instead of letting them find the answers themselves. If adults maintained a questioning attitude, they would question authority.
Folksonomies: education,curiosity